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Where does “húmer” come from?

húmer (Catalan) comes from Latin humerus, from Latin umerus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émsos — shoulder.

húmer (Catalan): humerus

Definitions

  1. humerus

Ancestry of “húmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhumerusAlternative form of umerus
2Latinumerusthe humerus bone; shoulder; back, ridge, such as...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émsosshoulder
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